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The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.
Most were Black or Indigenous.
Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.
The ruling could allow federal agencies to skip climate analysis when approving major projects — with wide-reaching consequences.
"Every state legislator can now look to Washington and say, ‘This is a winning issue,’” Governor Jay Inslee said. “This is something you can defend and win big on."
The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.
An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene — and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions.
Indigenous territories are sacrificed for global climate goals.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
